Chinese Public Policy Analysis (2006)

Author: Bai Gang, Shi Weidu (editors)
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Publish Date: 2006-01-01
Features: China Public Policy Analysis (2006 Edition) is the sixth annual report on China's public policy analysis. This volume highlights the key policy choices of 2005 and focuses on the fundamental policy trends in macro-control policies and the formulation of the "11th Five-Year Plan." It discusses policy issues such as regional economic development strategies, the energy industry, the development of financial derivative markets, food safety, real estate and housing. Additionally, it provides further interpretations of the "New Three Rural Policies" from the perspectives of strategic adjustments in agricultural structures and the reform of township-level management systems. In response to the increasingly severe drug abuse situation, Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan have all adopted proactive measures, which are analyzed in this volume. The book also includes a dedicated chapter exploring preliminary theoretical and methodological issues related to "public empowerment" in the context of public policy. The volume outlines the direction of China's public policy in 2006, which should continue with macro-control to ensure stable and moderate economic growth; link the "New Three Rural Policies" to the development goals of building a socialist, shifting the focus to rural reforms; combine economic system reform with the establishment of a resource-conserving society and the development of a circular economy, which will become the new policy focus; strengthen policies centered on public safety, crisis management, social security, and income distribution to further promote the construction of a harmonious society; and elevate the democratization and scientific advancement of public policy to a new stage as the "11th Five-Year Plan" is discussed and implemented.